Proofpoint, Inc. announced that Rémi Thomas has been appointed as chief financial officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Paul Auvil, who is stepping down as CFO of Proofpoint after having served in the role for the past 16 years. Rémi Thomas joins Proofpoint from Extreme Networks, where he was the chief financial officer.

He brings over 30 years of global experience, with demonstrated leadership across all finance functions for both large and small technology organizations, as well as strong credibility with the investor and financial analyst community. Paul Auvil departs, having made significant contributions, including guiding Proofpoint through a successful IPO in 2012, scaling the business to over $1 billion in revenue, and taking the company private through its acquisition by Thoma Bravo in 2021, its largest take private deal to date.